2015 OCTOBER

CHARLIE ENRIGHT (USA)

Nomination

In the end Enright’s
young and relatively
inexperienced Volvo
team won two In Port
races and then took the prestigious
final offshore leg into Gothenburg.
Before the race few expected much of
this enthusiastic but largely unknown
campaign and yet in the final analysis
Alvimedica finished tied with the
hugely experienced Spanish Mapfre
entry and only one point adrift
of mid-race superstars Dongfeng

Why they won

‘Perfect role model for our young sailors, thanks, buddy’ – Larry
Kennedy; ‘Incredible work rate and from a very talented sailor’
– Ryan Scott; ‘Wonderful sailor, true gentleman’ – Sue Maloney;
‘Inspirational’ – Oliver Moore; ‘Young talent becomes great
professional’ – Joey Mello; ‘Not only did Charlie take a dream and
drive it into reality, he took on the holy grail of sailing with a very
young team and won the final leg. Now he’s perfectly positioned
to launch a follow-up campaign for 2017-2018’ – Andrea Watson.